Tie.



W. G. CHIPLEY.

TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APB.27,1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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W. G. CHIPLEY.

TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27,1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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UNHJE PATENT @FFlCE.

WILLIAM G. CHIPLEY, OF NEW' ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

TIE.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVi'cmAn (it. Cmrnnv. a citizen of the United States, residing at- :New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ties for railway tracks, and has for an object the provision of an improved tie built up of a plastic material and reinforcing member or members.

Another object of the invention is the arrangement of a tie formed of plastic mate rial, preferably concrete, and a reinforcing member formed preferably from a strip of sheet metal cut and bent so as to provide a channel iron structure having transverse openings for receiving rail supporting wedges.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a tie formed with a. metallic reinforcement constructed of a single piece of material cut and bent so as to pro vide a strong, stiff structure and one having reinforced transverse ways for receiving a rail supporting block, the reinforcing member being associated with concrete or other plastic material which forms a body, and a pair of wooden blocks fitted in the transverse ways of the reinforcement and the concrete.

Another object of the invention is the arrangement in a reinforced tie. of a pair of reinforcing members arranged to interlock substantially centrally thereof and have cast around the same a body portion of concrete or other plastic material.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel construetions, combinations, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure L is a perspective view of a reinforcing member en'ibodying certain features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a blank. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of a complete tie embodying the invention. Fig. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 191.1.

Serial No. 623,765.

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is a section through Fig. 3 on Fig. 5 is a section through Fig. ---5. Fig. (3 is a section through Fig. F- line l3----- (3. Fig. 7 is a side view of modilied form of rein'l'orccment. a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a complete tie, certain parts being brokcn away, the same disclosing the reinlorcemeiit shown in Fig. T. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary side view of the central part of the tie shown in Fig. 1).

ln forming a. tie embodying the invention it is aimed to construct a simple. strong and inexpensive structure which may be substituled for the ordinary wooden tie now in use without any change of the road bed or variation in the usual mode of applying and removing the ties now in use. Preferably the reinforcing members are shipped to a point near where the ties are desired and in the vicinity of sand so that with the addition of cement and water the tics may be manu'l'actured in the vicinity in which they are to be used so as to obviate any considerable transportation. \Vherever there is any considerable quantity of sand along the road the reinforcing strips and the cement may be moved in bulk so as to obviate the handling of a considerable number of complete ties for any considerable distance. After the ties have been once eompleted they may be inserted and removed in the ordinary manner of ties now in use and may in every respect be treated as the ordinary tie.

In order that the invention may be more clearly understood an embodiment of the same is shown in the accompanying drawings in which 1 indicates a reinforcing memher and the concrete body surrounding the same. The reinforcing member is formed with a pair of transverse openings 3 and also the concrete body "2 is :formed with openings 4: correspomling to the openings 3 of the reinforcing members. These openings are intended to accommodate wooden wedges 5. Around the wooden wedges 5 is arranged a paper protecting strip l) which has been saturated in tar or the like. The wedges 5 are. of course, smalle' at one end than at the other, and are beveled or dove tailed so as to fit in the openings in the body :3 on line & on a slightly Fig. 8 is 2 and reinforcing member 1 so that when they are driven home they snugly fit and exactly fill the openings. The wooden blocks 5 are also preferably impregnated with tar or other preserving matter, and are designed to receive the usual number of spikes used in holding the rails to the ties. Preferably the blocks 5 are spaced such a distance apart as to cause the center of the rails to rest on the center of the blocks.

In constructing the reinforcing member 1 the same is formed from a blank 7 (Fig. 2). This blank is stamped out from the shape shown in Fig. 2 into the shape shown in Fig. 1 so that the general outline of the reinforcing member is of the channel iron type. This channel iron is provided with transverse openings 3 and bent over portions 8 which bent over portions extend from a point above the bottom line of member 1. This provides a stifiening member and a strong reinforcement at a point immediately below the blocks 5 so as to prevent positively any bending or giving at this point.

In Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive is shown a slightly modified form of the invention in which reinforcing members 10 and 11 are provided, which reinforcing members are formed on their ends similar to the end of member 1, but the central parts are formed somewhat difi'erent. Member 11 is formed with openings 12 into which the projecting ears 13 snap when the two parts are fitted together, as shown in Fig. 9, so as to form a reinforcing and stiffening portion 14 for tie 15. In order to permitthe end of member 10 to telescope into the end of member 11 the reinforcing member 11 may be made larger than member 10 or may simply have the inner end thereof slightly enlarged for permitting the telescoping of the two members. After the reinforcing members 10 and 11 have been fitted together, as shown in Fig. 9, the same are provided with a body 16 of concrete which is cast so as to provide suitable openings 17 and 18 for accommodating wooden blocks, as set forth in respect tothe preferred form. In order that a slight pivotal movement of the ends of the tie 15 may be had the same is in ef fect cast in two pieces though cast at the same time. In order to accomplish this a strip of paper 19 is provided, as shown in Fig. 10, which is offset and thus provides overlapping portions for the respective ends of the tie. Under ordinary circumstances the tie will be rigid and immovable, but if for any reason a movement of the center of the tie is necessary this structure will allow for a slight pivotal movement of the tie.

What I claim is:

1. In a tie of the class described, a concrete body, a single reinforcing member formed substantially U-shaped in cross section extending for the full length of the tie and from the top to the bottom thereof, said reinforcing member and said concrete body being formed with block holding openings, a block fitting into each of said openings, and a wedging sheathing surrounding each of said blocks.

2. I11 a tie of the class described, a body portion formed of concrete, and a reinforcing member extending longitudinally through the body portion, said reinforcing member being formed from a flat blank bent so as to present a substantially channel iron structure extending longitudinally of the body portion, said channel iron structure being bent near the ends thereof for forming depending ears extending in substantially the opposite direction to the way the channel iron structure extends, said depending ears forming a double reinforced portion beneath the point where the rail is designed to rest.

3. In a tie of the class described, a body portion of concrete, a reinforcing member extending longitudinally entirely through the body portion, and a pair of wooden blocks extending transversely of the body portion, said reinforcing member comprising a single integral piece bent so that the ends and the center portion present a substantially channel iron structure, and the portions arranged beneath the wooden blocks present an inverted channel iron structure merging into the first mentioned channel iron structure, and arranged so that part of the structure is bent upon itself for stiffening and reinforcing purposes.

4. In a tie of the class described, a body of plastic material formed with a transverse way at each end tapering from one side of the tie to the other, a reinforcing member embedded in the body portion formed substantially U-shaped in cross section, said reinforcing member having part of the same cut and bent so as to point downward at the point where the reinforcing member enters said transverse opening, and a wooden block positioned in said transverse opening.

5. In a tie of the class described, a concrete body, a reinforcing member arranged in said concrete body, said concrete body and said reinforcing member being formed so as to provide a transverse way at each end of the tie, a wooden block positioned in each of said ways, and a paper sheathing interposed between the wooden block and the tie and inclosing the sides and bottom of the block.

6. In a tie of the class described, a concrete body portion formed with transverse ways therein, a reinforcing member, a

and a sheathing ol tar saturated paper snr- 10 roam lingeaeh 01 said wooden bloeks.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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wooden blook positioned in each ()1 said transverse ways, and a paper sheaihing saiurated with preserving matter interposed between said wooden block and said body portion.

7. In a tie of the class Ieseribed, a eonorete body, a reinforcing member, a pair of tar saturated wooden blocks positioned in said body portion near each end there ')f,

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